Combined cleaning and painting device



Nov. 18, 1924- 1,516,439

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for c eaning purposes.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRED I. JADEN, 0F HASTINGS, NEBRASKA.

COMBINED CLEANING AND PAINTING DEVICE.

Application filed November 7, 1923. Serial No. 673,348.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, FRED I. JADEN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Hastings, in' the county of Adams and State of Nebraska, have invented new and useful Improvements in Combined Cleaning and Paintin Devices, of which the following is a speci cation.

This invention relates to a cleaning and painting device, the general object of the invention being to provide means whereby the device can be used with a compressed air outfit such as is used for inflating pneumatic tires and the like.

With this device, kerosene or. other liquid is mixed with compressed air for cleaning grease and dirt from motors, gears and the like.

In another form of the invention the device can be used for applying paint and the like to surfaces and objects to be painted or otherwise treated.

This invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In describing my invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings where like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughoutthe several views, and in which Fi re 1 is a view of a modification used Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view through this device.

' Figure 3 is a section on line 3-3 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a section on line 44 of Figure 2. I

Figure 5 is a view of a modification used for painting purposes.

Figure 6 is a lon 'tudinal sectional view through theform s own in Fi re 5.

Figure 7 is a section-on line 7 of Figure 5.

Figure 8 is a view of a further modification. 4

Figure 9 is'a section on line 9-9 of Figure 2.

Figure 10 is a section .on line 10-10 of Fi re 2. I

eferring to the first form of the invention, 1 indicates a tube which has a reducing nozzle 2 in one end and a nipple 3 is threaded in its other end, this nip 1e being formed to engage the usual air chuc which controls the flow of air from a compressed air outfit such as are used for inflating tires and the like. .A sleeve 4 is slidably, mounted on the tube and a handle .5 is attached to the sleeve by the collars 6. A short tube 7 is formed with or connected to the tube 1, and the outer ends of these tubes are connected together by the passage 8, the outer end of the passage communicating with the interior of the nozzle 2 in the tube 1. The inner end of the passage 8 is controlledby a'needle valve 9 which is arranged in the tube 7 and said valve is normally pressed upon its seat by the spring 10 which is arranged on the valve 9 between a collar 12 thereon and the gasket 13 which rests against the nut 14 which is threaded to the tube 7 and through which the needle valve passes. A projection 15 is arranged on the sleeve 4 and has a threaded opening through which the threaded end of the needle valve passes. A look nut 16holds the needle valve in adjusted position in the projection and said valve can be turned by means of the member 17 thereon which is adapted to be engaged by a wrench or the like. A tube 18 connects the interior of the tube 7 with a container 19 which contains kerosene or other cleansing fluid.

rom the above it will be seen that b placing the member 1 against an air dine and by holding the chuck in the palm of the hand and pressing upon the handle 5 with the fingers of said hand, the valve in the chuck will be opened so that air will flow through the tube 1 and escape at the nozzle 2. This will produce a vacuum in the assage 18 so that the kerosene or other iquid will be drawn through the passage 18 p and mixed with the air. As willbeseen when the handle 5 is moved the needle valve will be opened through its connection with the sleeve 4 which is attached to the handle so that a supply of compressed air and kerosene will pass through the device and be violently discharged against the object to be cleaned or treated. y means of the screw threaded end of the needle valve and the nut 16 and member 17, the valve can be adjusted, in relation to the sleeve 4 so as to control the amount of its opening and thus control the amount of-kerosene being mixed with the air. When the handle isreleased the spring will close the needle valve and due to the short length of passage 8 there is ver little liquid left between the valve and t e nozzle to be wasted. This spring can be made of great strength as four fingers can be used to operate the handle 5. This spring also acts to compress the gasket 13 to prevent leakage at the top of the tube 7. The parts'can be easily and quickly taken apart and put together and the adjustments can be quickly made. The device can be used for painting purposes by making the port larger and attaching the tube 18 to a supply of paint, though it Is mainly designed for cleaning purposes. The handle 5 is free toturn on the sleeve, thus reducing side strain on the needle valve.

In the modification shown in Figures 5, 6 and 7, the handle 5' is made hollow and one portion receives the screw plug 20 which "is provided with the knurled head so that it can be easily adjusted. This plug extends into the bore of the tube 1" so as to control the passage oflair therethrough. The nozzle or reducing plug 2 is arranged quite a distance from the end of thetube and is directly above the passage 21 which connects the interior of the tube 1 with the.

tube 7 The lower end of this tube 7 is closed by a threaded plug 22 which has a' reduced upper end which acts to control the flow of material through the reduced plu 23 in said tube 7 This tube 7 is connect by a flexible tubing 24 with a pipe 25 which extends through the cap 26 of a receptacle 27 for holdin like. The en of the pipe 25 is located a slight distance above the bottom of the container 27. A flexible tube 28 has one end connected with a short pipe 29 carried by the cap 26 of the container and its other end is connected with a plug 30 which is threaded in the handle 5, this portion of the handle being in communication with the interior of the tube 1' by means of a port 31 so that some of theair passing through the tube 1' will pass through the port, the plug 30 and tube 28 into the container and thus place the contents of the container under pressure. This will force some of the contents through the pipe 25 and tube 24 into the tube 7 where it will pass through the passage 21 and be mixed with the air passing through the tube 1. The contents of the container is discharged therefrom by the combined action of the compressed air in the container and the suction created by the passage of the air through the tube 1. The upper end of the tube 1 is fitted to engage an air chuck the same as the first form of the device and the valve in the chuck is o ned by holding the chuck in one hand an pressing the handle with the fingers toward the chuck. It will be seen that as soon as the air valve in the the supply of paint or the flow of air through. the tube 1' and the plug 22 acts to adjust the fiow of material from the tube 7 into the tube 1.

In the modification shown in Figure 8, which shows the simplest form of the invention, the handle 5 is fastened to the tube 1 so that the nozzle 2 can be pressed against the air chuck. The tube 7 a is suitablyfastened to the tube 1 and the two tubes are in communication with each other through the passage 8. The tube 7 is closed by the screw plug 8 so that if the gassage should become clogged the plug can e removed to permit the passage to be cleaned. The reducing sleeve 1 is placed in the tube 1 adjacent the end of the passage 8 which acts as a nozzle for drawing the liquid through the passage from the tube 7 when air flows through the tube 1. The tube 7 is adapted to be ,connected by a flexible hose with a passing through 1 and this mixture will be ejected from the end of the tube 1. It is thought from the foregoin description that the advantages and nove features of my invention will bereadilyapparent.

I desire it to be understood that I may make changes in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, rovided that such changes .fall within t e scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is 1. A device of the class described comprising a pair of'tubes having parallel portions connected with each other with ports in said parallel portions placing one tube in communication with the other, a handle on the ing a pair of tubes having ports placing onetube in communication with the other, a nozzle in the first tube arranged adjacent, the communicating port, a. handleslidably mounted on the first tube and arranged to force a part thereof a inst the valve of handle is pressed upon, means'for connecting the second tube with a source of supply, a valve for controlling the flow of material from the second tube to the first tube and means for actuating the valve by the movement of the handle.

3.-A device of the class described comprising a pair of tubes having a port placmg one tube in communication with the other, a hollow handle on the first tube, said first tube having a rt therein for placin the hollow handle in communication wit its interior, a container, a tube connecting 15 the hollow handle with the top of the container and placin the contents under compression, means or connecting the bottom of the container with the second tube and means for controlling the flow of material 20 through both tubes.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

FRED I. J ADEN. 

